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The move is aimed at further strengthening the campaign against drugs, whose progress is now being monitored by the Chief Minister personally as head of the newly-constituted consultative group for the scheme.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday suggested shortening of the border tenures for the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel to break their alleged nexus with drug smugglers in order to check smuggling of narcotics from across the border. The CM also ordered setting up of Wi-Fi CCTVs at all `nakas’ (check-posts) at the borders …

Pakistan Navy has seized 5,000 kg of narcotics and arrested some suspected drug traffickers in Arabian Sea off the country’s shores, officials said on Wednesday. The operation was conducted by the ship ASLAT in Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone, a statement issued by the directorate of public relations of Pakistan Navy said. The special warfare teams …

Properties acquired by drug offenders through illicit trafficking, smuggling and trade of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, under the Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), 1985, will now have to face attachment, seizure and forfeiture in Punjab. For this, the Punjab Cabinet ~ chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ~ on Friday gave its nod …

Curbing movement of Rohingya refugees, smuggling of fake Indian currency notes, narcotics and human trafficking were among the issues discussed on the first day of Director General-level border talks between Border Security Force (BSF) and the visiting delegation of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) here on Tuesday, sources said. The four-day talks, which will end on …

Afghanistan troops waged an anti-drug operation and destroyed a large quantity of narcotics in eastern Paktia province on Friday, an official statement said. “Afghan security forces backed by the (Nato) coalition forces carried out a special operation in Paktia province and destroyed over 190,000 kg hashish, 1,700 kg of opium and 18 kg of heroin,” …

The BSF said its troopers seized 63 kg of cannabis from a village of West Bengal’s Nadia district on Sunday. Following up on a specific information regarding smuggling of narcotics close to the Bousmari border outpost, the troopers of the Border Security Force’s 43rd Battalion carried out a search operation in Gauripur in association with …

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said that high speed WiFi broadband services will be made available at 100 stations by December end. "RailTel in partnership with Google is implementing the high speed WiFi broadband services. And this service has already been provided at 50 stations and will complete the target of 100 stations by …